Rachel Kripke-Ludwig is a nonspeaking, college bound autistic advocate. She attends Open Mind School in Menlo Park, and is a Community Partner in the AASPIRE Community Based Participatory Research Group, working on a five-year project to develop tools to measure outcomes for adult autism services. She is also on the Community Advisory Council of CommunicationFIRST, the only nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people who cannot rely on speech to communicate.  To learn more please see, Rachel Tells it All.

Join us to learn more about Rachel, her educational journey and the importance of supporting non-speakers and finding effective communication methods.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:

• Including non-speaking people in regular classwork
• How Rachel uses her letterboard to communicate her thoughts
• Rachel’s educational journey 
• How the Social Innovation Lab at Open Mind, Silicon Valley supports disabled and non-disabled students
• The importance of finding effective communication methods

RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Check out the Social Innovation Lab at Open Mind, Silicon Valley and learn more about their current projects
• Connect with Open Mind, Silicon Valley on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and  YouTube
• Learn more about Rebel Educator, explore our professional development opportunities for educators and students, sign up for a  webinar and check out our project library
• Visit us at UP Academy to learn more about our personalized and inclusive learning environment
• Connect with Tanya and UP Academy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram and learn more about her journey here

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In each episode of the Rebel Educator podcast, I deconstruct world-class educators, students, and thought leaders in education to extract the tactics, tools, and routines that you can use as teachers and parents. Join me as we discuss how to shift the classroom, the learning environment, the mindset, and the pedagogy, to resist tradition, reignite wonder, and re-imagine the future of education.

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